Chapter 9

vasiṣṭhavākyaṃ nāma sargaḥ |
navamaḥ sargaḥ |
vālmīkiḥ |
tathā vasiṣṭhe bruvati rājā daśarathaḥ sutam |
samutsraṣṭumanā rāmamājuhāva salakṣmaṇam || 1 ||
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daśarathaḥ |
pratīhāra mahābāhuṃ rāmaṃ satyaparākramam |
salakṣmaṇamavighnena munyarthaṃ śīghramānaya || 2 ||
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iti rājñā visṛṣṭo'sau gatvāntaḥpuramandiram |
muhūrtamātreṇāgatya samuvāca mahīpatim || 3 ||
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deva dordalitāśeṣaripo rāmaḥ svamandire |
vimanāḥ saṃsthito rātrau ṣaṭpadaḥ kamale yathā || 4 ||
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āgacchāmi kṣaṇeneti vakti dhyāyati caikakaḥ |
na kasyacitsa nikaṭe sthātumicchati khinnadhīḥ || 5 ||
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ityukte tena bhūpālastaṃ rāmānucaraṃ janam |
sarvamāśvāsayāmāsa papraccha ca yathākramam || 6 ||
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kathaṃ kīdṛksthito rāma iti pṛṣṭo mahībhṛtā |
rāmabhṛtyajanaḥ khinno vākyamāha mahīpatim || 7 ||
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dehayaṣṭimimāṃ deva dhārayanta ime vayam |
khinnāḥ khedaparimlāne vibho rāme sute tava || 8 ||
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rāmo rājīvapattrākṣo yataḥ prabhṛti cāgataḥ |
saviprastīrthayātrāyāstataḥ prabhṛti durmanāḥ || 9 ||
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yatnaprārthanayāsmākaṃ nijavyāpāramāhnikam |
sāyamamlānavadanaḥ karoti na karoti vā || 10 ||
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snānadevārcanācāraparyante parikhedavān |
prārthito'pi hi nā tṛpteraśnātyaśanamīśvaraḥ || 11 ||
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lolāntaḥpuranārībhiḥ kṛtadolābhiraṅgane |
na ca krīḍati līlābhirdharādbhiriva cātakaḥ || 12 ||
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māṇikyamuktāsamprotā keyūrakaṭakāvalī |
nānandayati taṃ rājandyauḥ pātavivaśaṃ yathā || 13 ||
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krīḍadvadhūviloleṣu vahatkusumavāyuṣu |
latāvalayageheṣu bhavatyativiṣādavān || 14 ||
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yad ramyamucitaṃ svādu peśalaṃ cittahāri vā |
bāṣpapūrekṣaṇa iva tenaiva parikhidyate || 15 ||
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kimimā duḥkhadāyinyaḥ prasphuranti purogatāḥ |
iti nṛttavilāseṣu kāminīḥ parinindati || 16 ||
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bhojanaṃ śayanaṃ snānaṃ vilāsaṃ pānamāsanam |
unmattaceṣṭitamiva nābhinandati ninditam || 17 ||
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kiṃ sampadā kiṃ vipadā kiṃ gehena kimīhitaiḥ |
sarvamevāsadityuktvā tūṣṇīmeko'vatiṣṭhate || 18 ||
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nodeti parihāseṣu na bhogeṣu nimajjati |
na ca tiṣṭhati kāryeṣu maunamevāvalambate || 19 ||
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vilolālakavallaryo helāvalitalocanāḥ |
nānandayanti taṃ nāryo mṛgyo vanataruṃ yathā || 20 ||
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ekānteṣu diganteṣu tīreṣu vipineṣu ca |
ratimāyātyaraṇyeṣu vikrītavadajantuṣu || 21 ||
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vastrapānāśanādānaparāṅmukhatayā tayā |
parivrāḍdharmiṇāṃ rājan so'nuyāti tapasvinām || 22 ||
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eka eva vasandeśe janaśūnye janeśvara |
na hasatyekayā buddhyā na gāyati na roditi || 23 ||
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baddhapadmāsanaśśūnyamanā vāmakarasthale |
kapolatalamādāya kevalaṃ paritiṣṭhati || 24 ||
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nābhimānamupādatte nābhivāñchati rājatām |
nodeti nāstamāyāti sukhaduḥkhānuvṛttiṣu || 25 ||
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na vidmaḥ kimasau jātaḥ kiṃ karoti kimīhate |
kiṃ dhyāyati kimāyāti kathaṃ kimanudhāvati || 26 ||
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pratyahaṃ kṛśatāṃ yāti pratyahaṃ yāti pāṇḍutām |
virāgaṃ pratyahaṃ yāti śaradanta iva drumaḥ || 27 ||
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anuyātau tamevaitau rājañchatrughnalakṣmaṇau |
tādṛśāveva tasyaiva pratibimbāvivotthitau || 28 ||
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bhṛtyai rājabhirambābhiḥ sa pṛṣṭo'pi punaḥ punaḥ |
uktvā na kiñcideveti tūṣṇīmāste nirīhitaḥ || 29 ||
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āpātamātrahṛdyeṣu mā bhogeṣu manaḥ kṛthāḥ |
iti pārśvagataṃ bhavyamanuśāsti suhṛjjanam || 30 ||
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nānāvibhavaramyāsu strīṣu goṣṭhīkathāsu ca |
purassthitamivāsneho nāśamevānupaśyati || 31 ||
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rītimādhuryasāyāsapadasaṃsthitivarjitaiḥ |
ceṣṭitaireva kākalyā bhūyo bhūyaḥ pragāyati || 32 ||
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samrāḍbhaveti pārśvasthaṃ vadantamanujīvinam |
pralapantamivonmattaṃ hasatyanyamanā muniḥ || 33 ||
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na proktamākarṇayati prekṣate na purogatam |
karotyavajñāṃ sarvatra sumahatyapi vastuni || 34 ||
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apyākāśasarojinyāmapyākāśamahāvane |
itthametatkathamiti vismayo'sya na jāyate || 35 ||
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kāntāmadhyagatasyāpi mano'sya madaneṣavaḥ |
na bhedayanti durbhedaṃ dhārā iva mahopalam || 36 ||
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āpadāmekamāvāsamabhivāñchasi kiṃ dhanam |
anuśāsyeti sarvasvamarthine sa prayacchati || 37 ||
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iyamāpadiyaṃ sampadityayaṃ kalpanāmayaḥ |
manasyabhyudito moha iti śokātpragāyati || 38 ||
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hā hato'hamanātho'hamityākrandaparo'pi san |
na jano yāti vairāgyaṃ citramityeva vaktyasau || 39 ||
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raghukānanasālena rāmeṇa ripughātinā |
bhṛśamitthaṃ sthitenaiva vayaṃ khedamupāgatāḥ || 40 ||
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na vidmaḥ kiṃ mahābāho tasya tādṛśacetasaḥ |
kurmaḥ kamalapattrākṣa gatiratra hi no bhavān || 41 ||
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rājānamatha vā vipramupadeṣṭāramagragam |
hasanpaśumivāvyagraḥ so'vadhīrayati prabho || 42 ||
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prapañco'yamiha sphāraṃ jagannāma yadutthitam |
naitadvastu na caivāhamiti nirṇīya saṃsthitaḥ || 43 ||
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nārau nātmani no mitre na rājye na ca mātari |
na sampadāpadornāntastasyāsthā na vibhorbahiḥ || 44 ||
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nirastāstho nirāśo'sau nirīho'sau nirāspadaḥ |
mohena ca vimukto'sau tena tapyāmahe vayam || 45 ||
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kiṃ dhanena kimambābhiḥ kiṃ rājyena kimīhayā |
iti niścayavānantaḥ prāṇatyāgamanāḥ sthitaḥ || 46 ||
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bhogeṣvāyuṣi rājye ca mitre pitari mātari |
paramudvegamāyātaścātako'vagrahe yathā || 47 ||
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tasya tādṛksvabhāvasya samagravibhavānvitam |
saṃsārajālamābhogi prabho prativiṣāyate || 48 ||
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tādṛśaḥ syānmahāsattvaḥ ka ivāsminmahītale |
prakṛte vyavahāre taṃ yo niveśayituṃ kṣamaḥ || 49 ||
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iti no yeyamāyātā śākhāprasaraśālinī |
āpattāmalamuddhartuṃ samudetu dayāparaḥ || 50 ||
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manasi mohamapāsya mahāmanāḥ sakalamārtimataḥ kila sādhutām |
saphalatāṃ nayatīha tamoharandinakaro bhuvi bhāskaratāmiva || 51 ||
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